“Generalize” or “Generalise”

Language

Generalize and generalise are both English terms.

Usage

Generalize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while generalise is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
generalize	99	35	72	98	67	35	0	0	30	0	0	0
generalise	1	65	28	2	33	65	0	0	70	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "generalize" over "generalise" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "generalise" over "generalize".
• In India, there is a preference for "generalize" over "generalise" (72 to 28).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "generalize" over "generalise" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "generalize" over "generalise" (67 to 33).
• In Australia, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "generalise" over "generalize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "generalize" and "generalise".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "generalize" and "generalise".
• In New Zealand, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "generalise" over "generalize".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "generalize" and "generalise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "generalize" and "generalise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "generalize" and "generalise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use generalize or generalise with sample sentences.

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